Nutrition myths from the Weston Price Foundation

Myth: Americans do not consume enough essential fatty acids.Truth: Americans consume far too much of one kind of EFA (omega-6 EFAs found in most polyunsaturated vegetable oils) but not enough of another kind of EFA (omega-3 EFAs found in fish, fish oils, eggs from properly fed chickens, dark green vegetables and herbs, and oils from certain seeds such as flax and chia, nuts such as walnuts and in small amounts in all whole grains). (7)Myth: A vegetarian diet will protect you against atherosclerosis.Truth: The International Atherosclerosis Project found that vegetarians had just as much atherosclerosis as meat eaters. (8)Myth: Low-fat diets prevent breast cancer.Truth: A recent study found that women on very low-fat diets (less than 20%) had the same rate of breast cancer as women who consumed large amounts of fat. (9)